Zimbabwe Parliament report on ZINARA 2017-2018 audit- Part 5

Twalumba Civils (Pvt) Ltd (Twalumba)  

238. Twalumba a registered company, whose Directors were the late Nkululeko Sibanda, Miriam Sibanda and Barbra Banda. It operated from 7 Redhill Road, Highlands, Harare.

The Company operated with other related entities namely; Notify Enterprises and Attachards

239. It does not appear that Notify Enterprises and Attachards were registered companies. In some documents identified by the Auditors, Twalumba represented Notify Enterprises and Attachards as trading names. What is however clear is that whatever contracts that were given to Attachards or Notify Enterprises for instance a contract for Umguza granted to Notify Enterprises was executed by Twalumba’s principal, the late Nkululeko Sibanda.
240. What is also clear is that in many of the contracts awarded to Twalumba where ZINARA requested different competitive quotes for a project, Twalumba would submit quotations from itself, Notify Enterprises and Attachards and pretend that they were different entities.
241. The following contracts were awarded to Twalumba to the total value of USD 10 195 669:
242. This contract was for the rehabilitation of urban road networks stretching 40km. A Memorandum of Understanding between Twalumba and Bindura Urban Council was signed on 28 February 2011.

243. Upon signing the agreement, the sum of US$ 300 380 was immediately paid. However, notwithstanding that the agreement was signed on 28 February 2011, Twalumba would only move on the site three and half months later, on 14 June 2011. However, soon after the contractor had moved on site, Bindura Municipality, through a Mr. B. Musona had made a further request to ZINARA of US$365 700 on 15 June 2011.
244. The performance of the contractor was poor. In a progress report dated 29 July 2011, Mr. B. Musona of Bindura Municipality queried the quality of the workmanship with reference to a portion measuring 10 square meters along Matepatepa Road.
245. ZINARA only responded to this letter on 13 April 2012 through a letter by the CEO Mr. F. Chitukutuku who stated that, “It is regrettable that the project was not properly implemented.”
246. However, and most shockingly Twalumba left from site without completion of the work on 1st August 2011, which was approximately seven weeks from the date of commencement.
247. More shockingly on 26 November 2012, Bindura Municipality entered into another contract with another company Haingate Investments totaling USD 1 639 279.21 to carry out the work that Twalumba ought to have done.

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